FAA Orders High-Tech Inspections of Engines on Boeing 777s
- Order prompted by mid-air disintegration Saturday over Denver
- Fan blades on some Pratt & Whitney engines must be checked
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U.S. aviation regulators on Tuesday issued stringent new inspection requirements to ensure Pratt & Whitney engines like the one that broke apart over a Denver suburb on Saturday are safe.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s mandates that the titanium fan blades on certain Pratt & Whitney engines be examined with a special test to essentially peer inside the surface before they can return to service.